PARENT INFORMATION BOOK 2021 - Ironside State School 2 Hawken Drive St Lucia 4067
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PARENT INFORMATION BOOK
2021
Ironside State School
2 Hawken Drive St Lucia 4067
Telephone: 07 3258 3111
Email: the.principal@ironsidess.eq.edu.au
Website: www.ironsidess.eq.edu.au
Ironside State School
Servabo Fidem
I will be trustworthy
I will keep faith in humanity
I will be honourable
I will not give up faith
School Motto
Principal: Damian Johnson
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 5 General Information ............................................................................................................................... 6 Arrival .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Absence from school............................................................................................................................... 7 Accounts ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Assembly …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Assessment and Reporting ................................................................................................................... 9 Behaviour – Responsible Behaviour Plan ....................................................................................... 9 Booklists ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Community Involvement ................................................................................................................... 10 Contacts .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Curriculum .............................................................................................................................................. 11 English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) ........................................................... 12 Enrichment ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Enrolment Management Plan ........................................................................................................... 13 Excursions and Camps ........................................................................................................................ 13 Homework............................................................................................................................................... 14 Languages Other Than English (LOTE) ......................................................................................... 14 Library ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Lost Property........................................................................................................................................ 144 Medication............................................................................................................................................... 15 Music ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Newsletter ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Outside School Hours Care / Vacation Care …………………………………………………………….. 16 Parking ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Religious Instruction ........................................................................................................................... 16 Sport .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Student Support Team ........................................................................................................................ 17 Tuckshop ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Uniforms .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Appendix 1 - School Map .................................................................................................................... 19 Appendix 2 - Student Dress Code .................................................................................................... 20 Appendix 3 - Homework Policy ....................................................................................................... 21 Appendix 4 - ICT Responsible Use policy ..................................................................................... 23 Appendix 5 - Medication Policy ....................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 6 - Two minute drop off/pick up zones..................................................................... 26 Appendix 7 – Future School Holidays and Terms.................................................................... 267
Introduction
This information booklet is produced to acquaint families with
the key learning areas, services, facilities and procedures of
our school, the organisations and associations supporting it
and various items of interest.
These details are important to us all, especially for the
families who are new to our school community.
If you have any further questions about our school then
please be encouraged to contact the school.
Damian Johnson
Principal
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GENERAL INFORMATION
School's Vision
Outstanding learning and teaching, and a commitment to a collaborative culture.
School’s Values
Respect, Kindness, Integrity and Diversity.
Statement of Beliefs
Children, teachers and parents are partners in the learning process. The joy of learning
flourishes in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration.
We believe that education develops the whole child emotionally, socially, intellectually,
physically, artistically, morally and spiritually, and is a lifelong activity.
We believe that all children learn at a different rate and in different ways. Their
experiences at school should encourage independence, a respect for others, co-
operation, initiative, self-discipline, self-esteem, adaptability as well as enthusiasm,
curiosity and imagination.
We believe that teachers are educators and mentors that guide children's learning in an
environment that is stimulating and enjoyable and caters for all styles of learning.
We believe that experiences at school should assist in developing students’ respect for
humanity and for their environment. The school is but one of the social agencies
involved in the education of the child.
We believe that parents should have input into the life and direction of this school
through consultative and collaborative decision making.
School History
Ironside State School was opened as a
temporary structure on 10 October
1870. The first Principal was Mr William
Arthy and the first pupil, Miss Ellen
Lane. At that time the school was
known as the Toowong State School.
When a new school was built at
Toowong in 1880, the name was
changed to Indooroopilly State School.
However, the building of a new school
at Indooroopilly resulted in a further
change in name to Indooroopilly Pocket State School. Confusion with the delivery of
mail occurred and the name was finally changed in October 1904, to Ironside, after the
neighbouring estate owned by Dr John Dunmore Lang.
Today, Ironside is a thriving multicultural community with approximately 1110 students
and over 100 staff. We are proud to have over 40 nationalities represented within the
school. Our students are surrounded by a vast range of languages and cultural and
religious beliefs which permits the pupils to develop not only tolerance and
understanding, but a balanced world view.
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ARRIVAL
School Hours
School Commences 9:00am (first bell at 8.55am)
First Break 10:50am – 11:30am
Second Break 1:00pm – 1:30pm (Years 3-6);
1:30pm – 2:00pm (Prep – Year 2)
School Finishes 3:00pm
Students who arrive at school before 8:55am, and are not booked into Ironside Outside
School Hours Care (OSHC), are required to remain seated in a designated waiting area
until the first bell rings:
Prep – Y2: under G Block and near D Block
Year 3 & 4: under J Block
Year 5 & 6: F Block library basement
Formal supervision in these waiting areas begins at 8:30am.
The school Library also opens from 8:30 – 8:55am.
Public Transport
Brisbane City Council (BCC) bus stops are located on
Hawken Drive in the front of the tennis courts and in
front of the Uniting Church across the road from the
basketball court. Buses travel to both Toowong and
Indooroopilly. Details on bus services can be accessed
on the BCC website. Bus stops are supervised by
Ironside staff after school but before school students
are encouraged to cross at the crossing with care.
ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL
Regular attendance at school is essential for progress to be
maintained. Please notify the school of student absence via the
QParents web or mobile application.
Alternatively, telephone the Absentee Line on 3258 3160 or
send an email to studentabsence@ironsidess.eq.edu.au if your
child will be absent. Students who are regularly absent from
school may be contacted by a member of the administration team.
Planned absences longer than 10 school days
For planned absences longer than 10 consecutive school days, parents must submit an
application using the Exemption from Compulsory Schooling Form available from our
website (Support and Resources/Forms and Documents/Documents/Office Forms) or
from our school office. Completed forms must be submitted to the office prior to the
absence commencement.
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Accidents and/or Sickness
When illness occurs at school, or when accidents other than those of a minor nature
occur at school, every endeavour will be made to contact one or both parents. If parents
cannot be contacted the school will act in the best interests of the child, and arrange for
necessary medical attention. We request, therefore, that you notify us without delay of
any change of address, telephone or emergency contact details. Updates can also be
managed through your QParents registration.
If a student vomits during school hours parents will be contacted to immediately collect
their child and the child must not return for 24 hours. If a student is deemed unwell and
not able to remain in class, parents will be contacted to collect the student.
If children have contracted communicable illnesses such as measles, mumps, flu, etc.,
they should be kept at home until they are well. If a student in a class has head lice, a
note will be sent home to notify all families in that class. The child may return to school
as soon as the head lice have been treated.
(See the school website for the school Exclusion
Policy).
Any student who is unwell must not attend
school and should remain at home until well.
The school will ask parents/carers to collect their
child from school if they are unwell.
ACCOUNTS
Students are invoiced for all cost-related activities each term. This includes costs for
planned class excursions, interschool sport, choral and instrumental programs.
Payments can be made via the QParents web or mobile application or online at
https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments (follow the instructions on invoices). Alternatively,
our least preferred option is that payments can be made at the school office (opening
hours are 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday) – no change can be given so please
have the correct amount if paying cash. If parents wish to apply for a refund due to their
child’s non-participation in an extra-curricular activity they may do so by completing a
Request for Refund Form available from the school office.
Voluntary Contribution
Ironside offers all students access to a wide range of educational resources and teaching
materials which directly enhance their learning. To assist in covering these costs the
school offers a Voluntary Contribution Scheme. The suggested participation amount per
semester for this scheme is $120.
ASSEMBLY
School Assembly is normally held each Friday morning commencing at 9:15am and
concluding at 9.45am. Parents are invited to attend Assembly in the School Hall.
Assemblies alternate between the whole school, senior school (Years 3 to 6) and junior
school (Prep to Year 2), schedule details can be found in our newsletter.
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ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING
An emailed student report is issued twice during
the year, once for each semester. Formal parent /
teacher interviews will occur during Term One and
Term Three. Either parents or the classroom
teacher may request a formal interview during
Semester Two. Parents are welcome to meet
with teachers at other times to discuss a student’s
progress or concerns. In order to ensure that
classroom teaching is not disrupted, and to
enable the teacher to gather relevant information,
parents must make an appointment with the
teacher to meet at a mutually suitable time.
BEHAVIOUR – STUDENT CODE OF BEHAVIOUR
Ironside State School is committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined
learning environment for students and staff, where students have opportunities to
engage in quality learning experiences and acquire values supportive of their lifelong
wellbeing. Our school culture encompasses the four areas focused on the Ironside Way.
Our STAR school culture is built around the philosophy that all areas of the community
are expected to be:
• Safe and kind
• Treasure diversity
• Act with integrity
• Respectful
This Student Code of Behaviour is designed to facilitate high standards of behaviour so
that the learning and teaching in our school can be effective and students can participate
positively within our school community. Full details of the Student Code of Behaviour are
provided at enrolment and can be viewed on our website at Our School/Mission and
Values. The Student Code of Behaviour also includes the school policy for preventing
and responding to incidents of bullying (including cyberbullying).
BOOK LISTS
Booklists for each year level are available from our website. Books and stationery
requirements can be purchased locally at St Lucia News (open 7 days per week),
217 Hawken Drive, St Lucia, phone 3870 9244 or
Email: stlucianews@bigpond.com
Booklists can also be ordered online at
www.sequelbooks.com
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Ironside State School works with the parent body
and community members to provide an excellent
learning environment for our students. Parents are
very welcome in our school and should make every
effort to be involved in the fundraising for the school
and also classroom based activities. We appreciate
all of our parent volunteers whether it be tuckshop,
uniform shop, excursions or class representatives.
We also seek parental expertise during special events throughout the year and
appreciate all efforts made.
Parent and Citizen Association
At Ironside, the Parents' & Citizens' Association is a group of parents and interested
community members who work in partnership with school staff to build a stronger school
community for the benefit of all students. Meetings are held in the staffroom at 6:30pm
on the last Tuesday of every month (during school terms). The P&C also manage the
spring fair (biennially), tuckshop, uniform shop and swimming club. All families are
welcome to join the swimming club on Friday evenings in terms 1 and 4 from 6:00pm
when a BBQ and student races are conducted under parent supervision. More details on
the P&C are available on our school website at Our Community/P&C.
International Parent Group
To ensure parents as well as students are included in the school community, the school
regularly convenes the International Parent Group to offer first language support to
parents of newly enrolled EAL/D students should they need any assistance in settling
their children into school. The International Parent Group organises meetings for
language groups to help parents to feel comfortable about visiting the school and to
facilitate informal discussion about school and school programs. They also contact
parents to involve them in school events such as the biennial spring fair and the annual
international breakfast and concert. In this way the school establishes worthwhile
partnerships between the people responsible for each child’s education. The
International Parent Group meets every Friday during term at 9.00am to 10.30am in the
EAL/D Room located in A Block.
Year Level Parent Representatives and class Parent Contacts
Class parent contacts assist the classroom teachers to organise parent supervisors on
excursions and incursions, establish a class register of parent skills and interests and
sometimes organise social outings for that class. The year level parent representatives
periodically meet with the school leadership team to facilitate communication between
parents and the school.
Ironside State School Alumni Association
Interested former students are encouraged to contact the school at
enrolments@ironsidess.eq.edu.au to register their contact details for the Ironside State
School Alumni Association. The school is planning a celebration in 2020 to
commemorate 150 years of Ironside State School.
Japan Study Tour Alumni Association
Former attendees of the Ironside State School Japan Study Tours are welcome to
contact Mrs Shelley Lee slee73@eq.edu.au to join the Study Tour Alumni Association.
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CONTACTS
Your child’s class teacher is the first point of contact. Class teachers can be contacted
via email or by leaving a message with the school office on 3258 3111.
Contact details of the school Leadership Team are below:
Principal Damian Johnson djohn137@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal Prep – Year 2 Scott Murdoch smurd31@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal Years 3 - 4 Larissa Vecchio lvecc1@eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal Years 5 - 6 Jennifer Bairstow jbair51@eq.edu.au
A full contact list of class teachers is provided in Appendix 1, or on our website at Our
School/Our Staff.
Mobile Phones
Students are not encouraged to bring mobile phones to school. If for
any reason a child is required to bring a mobile phone into the
school grounds, it should be turned off upon entry at the school
gates, placed in their school bag and not accessed throughout the
school day. The phone may be turned back on once students exit
following daily dismissal.
CURRICULUM
The curriculum, teaching and learning at Ironside State School is informed by the
Australian Curriculum - more information can be found on the ACARA website at
http://www.acara.edu.au/
Further information on Education Queensland Policies is available at
http://education.qld.gov.au or through Education (General Provisions) Act 2006.
Throughout 2020, Ironside State School will be conducting a priority school review. The
recommendations from the review will be embedded in the School Strategic Plan 2021 –
2024.
Pedagogical Framework and Curriculum Plan
Ironside State School has collaboratively developed a Pedagogical Framework and
Whole School Curriculum plan that responds to the needs of students and supports the
development of a learning community by incorporating curriculum, pedagogy and
assessment and reporting.
The Curriculum Plan meets the needs of the diverse student population at Ironside State
School by:
• creating a safe, tolerant and disciplined environment for students;
• preparing young people to be active and reflective Australian citizens;
• developing the skills and desire for lifelong learning in students;
• supporting students to become active in community, economic and political life;
• building students’ confidence in their relationships with other cultures in Australia and
abroad.
11Learning Areas
At Ironside State School the curriculum is delivered through the eight learning areas
(LAs). These are:
English;
Mathematics;
Science;
Humanities and Social Sciences;
The Arts;
Health and Physical Education;
Digital Technologies; and
Languages other than English.
Student learning takes place within an inquiry based learning model. Ironside students
are encouraged to be active wonderers, questioners and seekers of new knowledge and
skills. Learning is differentiated and student centred, with a focus on guided inquiry and
assessment. Therefore learning experiences encourage growing independence,
resilience, responsibility and leadership. Ironside students take an active role in their
learning by taking on personal responsibility and ownership of their learning. We support
students to set learning goals and design specific learning pathways to enable all
students to achieve their best by reflecting upon their own learning and growth as a
global citizen.
Inquiry-based units of work are driven by a fertile question, providing the focus for
learning across all year levels. Each unit encompasses several discipline based
curriculum areas. Our teachers collaboratively design each unit of inquiry to provide
challenging and stimulating learning experiences, allowing our students to explore and
build on their knowledge and understandings.
The units of inquiry maintain a strong focus on literacy and numeracy skills and aim to
foster a high level of student engagement and participation across all areas of the
curriculum. Our emphasis on student wellbeing aims to develop students’ awareness of
their beliefs, values and character strengths, along with personal learning styles, building
students’ sense of self-worth, self-awareness and personal identity.
The Whole School Curriculum Plan is located on the school website, contact your
classroom teacher if you have any questions.
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE OR DIALECT (EAL/D)
Ironside State School is one of Queensland’s most multicultural
schools, with over forty nationalities represented in our school
community. Approximately sixty percent of the student population is
from a non-English speaking background and these cultures enrich
our educational program.
The specialist EAL/D teachers plan collaboratively with classroom teachers to support
their curriculum program. They work with students who have recently arrived from
overseas and design learning experiences to enable more advanced second language
learners to cope with the demands of mainstream classes. The EAL/D education
support officers tutor students who are developing initial literacy as well as those who are
12transferring their first language literacy skills to English. They also provide support
(sometimes bilingual) for students with their class projects and speaking tasks.
ENRICHMENT
Classroom teachers, school-based programs and learning opportunities outside of the
school aim to challenge students who achieve beyond year level standard. In-school
programs focus on literacy and numeracy. External programs will include mathematic
competitions, QDU debating, STEM and ICT explorers. The program is overseen by our
Gifted Enrichment Mentor.
ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Parents must notify the school of any change of address within 14 days of any change.
Failure to notify the school of a change in address of the student's principal place of
residence will be considered in determining eligibility for ongoing enrolment. Siblings of
current students are not eligible for automatic enrolment if the sibling’s principal place of
residence is not within the school’s catchment area.
EXCURSIONS AND CAMPS
During the year classes will be involved in excursions, which have a variety of
educational outcomes. Parents will be required to complete a permission form before
their child participates in any excursion. Parental assistance is required on school
excursions and is organised by the class contact and teacher.
A camping program is offered for students in Years 4, 5
and 6. Each year level attends a different location where
the programs are delivered by both school and camp-
based staff. Each camp is aimed at giving the children a
variety of adventure and social experiences and is usually
a minimum of three days and two night’s duration.
Japanese Study Tour
A regular exchange program of biennial visits
between the Japanese schools of New Haga
Primary, Haga; Kobe University School, Akashi;
Tomioka Higashi, Sakai and Ironside
commenced in 1981. The program enables
Year 5 and 6 students to experience, first hand,
what they have learned in their Japanese
culture and language lessons. Every second
year students from the Japanese schools come
to Ironside and are billeted with Ironside families while they attend our school. These
tours are a wonderful learning experience and a strong relationship has been developed
with the three Japanese School communities.
13HOMEWORK
Creating life-long learners and fostering a love for
learning are two of Ironsides core beliefs. We
believe that homework, when connected to the
Australian Curriculum and the classroom, provides
an opportunity to consolidate learning and develop a
pattern of behaviour that extends beyond the
classroom context. The Queensland Government
has set guidelines for homework, including the
amount of time students should spend on homework
each week.
For more information please see our website at Curriculum/HomeworkPolicy.
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE)
LOTE is a Key Learning Area from Year 3 onwards. It is a part of a language and cultural
program that commenced at Ironside State School in 1981 with Japanese. We currently
offer both Spanish and Japanese languages and students will complete a semester of
each in Year 3. In Year 4 students will choose to continue with either Japanese or
Spanish. Our program prepares students for meaningful, productive lives in a culturally
and linguistically diverse society and helps them relate positively to the richness of
human diversity. Time allocations for LOTE are one and a half hours per week.
LIBRARY
The school provides an excellent library facility with computerised access to its
collection. Substantial funding is provided each year to ensure that the library collection
is contemporary. All classes in Prep to Year 2 have set borrowing times each week and
these students need to have their own library bag. Students in Years 3 to 6 have set
times for borrowing each fortnight. Year 6 Students can have access to Fiction books
marked YA – Young Adult, with parental permission. The library is open to students
before school (from 8.30am), morning tea, at lunch time and after school (until 3:30pm)
each afternoon except Tuesdays.
LOST PROPERTY
Lost property shelves are located on the top level of J Block (Science and Arts building).
Please name all your child’s belongings with their first and last name as unclaimed,
unnamed items are donated to the Uniform Shop as second hand stock.
14MEDICATION
Administering medication at school
If your child requires staff to administer medication to your child at school please contact
the school office in the first instance to discuss your child’s requirements.
Please note, school staff will only administer medication that:
• has been prescribed by a qualified health practitioner (e.g. doctor, dentist)
• is in its original container
• has an attached pharmacy label
Office staff will ask you to complete and sign the Administration of medication at school
record sheet. N.B. If your child requires more than one medication, you will need to
complete a form for each medication. Please see Appendix 4 Administration of Routine
and Emergency Medication at State Schools.
Requirements for students at risk of anaphylaxis
If your child is at risk of anaphylaxis, it is important for you to
provide the school with your child’s emergency medication and
their ASCIA Anaphylaxis Action Plan, completed by your
doctor. This Anaphylaxis Action Plan provides the instructions
for the school to administer your child’s medication in an
emergency, which is specific to respond to their health
condition. The student’s medication is kept in the school’s First
Aid room.
Requirements for students at risk of asthma
If your child has asthma and requires assistance to administer their
medication, it is important for you to provide the school with your child’s
emergency medication and their Asthma Action Plan, completed by your
doctor. An Asthma Action Plan provides specific instructions for the
school to administer your child’s medication. Students may keep their
asthma medication on their person or in the First Aid room.
MUSIC
Ironside has an extensive music program throughout the whole school. This includes
three choirs, four string orchestras and three bands. Instruction in the full range of
orchestral and band instruments appropriate to primary school age children is available
at school and comprises of a 30 minute group lesson per week. The school has the
services of visiting instrumental teachers for strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
The Instrumental program participates in weekly lessons starting with strings in Year 2
and band in Year 4. All groups perform regularly at school concerts, assemblies,
competitions and other events.
15NEWSLETTER
The school publishes a newsletter every Thursday which is available on the school’s
website. In order to subscribe to our newsletter please visit the Ironside State School
website and follow the link.
OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE / VACATION CARE
Ironside Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC) may be able to assist with before and
after school and vacation care. For further information please view the Ironside OSHC
website at http://ironsideOSHC.org.au or call 3870 9849.
After School Activities
A variety of after school activities are offered to the students at Ironside State School.
These are conducted by outside organisations and are not the responsibility of the
school. Information on after-school activities are advertised in the school newsletter.
PARKING
Parents are reminded that the three streets surrounding the school
(Hawken Drive, Central Avenue and Ironside Street) have parking
restrictions. Please note the school has allocated 2-minute only set-
down zones. Parents cannot leave their vehicles while waiting in the 2-
minute zones. These areas are regularly supervised by police and staff.
Please see Appendix 6.
School Crossings
The Transport Department provides Crossing Supervisors
at the crossing in Swann Road and at the crossing in
Central Avenue. Both crossings are supervised from
8.00am to 9.00am and 2:50pm to 3:20pm daily.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
Various ministers and authorised lay people representing Anglican, Catholic, and
Combined Christian, Islam and Buddhist faiths, visit the school each Friday after morning
tea for 30 minute Religious Instruction classes. The classes are optional and parents
may choose for their child not to attend. Students not attending will continue classroom
or specialist work in a supervised classroom or area.
SPORT
Ironside State School has a proud sporting record with some of our students competing
at State and National levels. We are clear in aspiring to increase the value we place on
sporting participation and achievement from all of our students.
16Inter-house Sports
There are four sports’ houses at the school: Cook (green), Oxley (blue), Flinders (red)
and Sturt (yellow). Every endeavour is made to ensure that all members of the one
family are in the same house and that all houses are kept numerically equal. All students
are involved in the inter-house cross country, track and field and swimming carnivals.
Inter-school Sport
Students in years 5 to 6 are involved in Friday
afternoon sport. They have the choice of either
playing competitive inter-school sport or inter-
school and recreational activities.
Representative Sport
Ironside students have the opportunity to trial
and be selected for representative sports of many types. Students, following school
nomination and trials, can be selected at District (West Taylor Bridge), Regional
(Metropolitan West), and State (Queensland) levels. Further details on trails are notified
on our website and in the school newsletters.
Health and Physical Education (HPE)
Students participate in at least one, thirty minute physical education lesson per week.
Through the physical education program, children develop health and fitness, and
acquire skills and knowledge of various games, gymnastics, track and field, dance, and
swimming. Swimming lessons are conducted either in Terms 1 or 4 in the school pool
with all children from Year 1 to 6 expected to participate in a one hour lesson.
STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM
At Ironside State School we strive to ensure that all students are included and valued in
the school community, that obstacles to participation are identified and minimised, and
that individual strengths can be developed to optimise student flourishing at school. We
believe that good first teaching is the best intervention.
The work of the Student Support Team is to coordinate targeted systemic interventions
for students who need additional support, beyond that which is provided in a high quality
differentiated curriculum, to experience success at school. The Student Support Team
collaborate with Classroom Teachers to plan and deliver needs based support programs
and classroom interventions that target identified student needs.
The team comprises the Principal/Deputy Principal, Guidance Officer, Student Services
Co-ordinator, English as Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) Co-ordinator, Support
Teachers and Gifted Education Mentor .
Chaplaincy
The services of the school Chaplain include pastoral care for students, staff and parents
of the school community in co-operation with the Leadership Team, Guidance Officer,
other support staff and the Student Support Committee.
17TUCKSHOP
The tuckshop “Fresh Bites” is open Monday to
Friday 8:30am to 2:00pm. All lunch orders for the
tuckshop should be placed via the Qkr App online
order system by 8am. The App is available free
to download at the App Store or Google Play just
search for Qkr! There is also a website version for
those without a smart phone. The tuckshop is
always looking for new parent volunteers to help in
the tuckshop and/or to provide home-baking for sale at the tuckshop. The convenors can
be contacted via email pandctuckshop@ironsidess.eq.edu.au or in person at the
tuckshop.
UNIFORMS
Ironside is classed as a uniform school. We seek your co-operation in ensuring that the
children wear the uniform to school, and to school events, and particularly that the
uniform be worn as a complete ensemble and not mixed with other garments. The
wearing of the uniform assists to maintain tone within the school, gives the child a sense
of belonging and also eliminates undesirable competition in dress. At the beginning of
Year 6, students may order a specially designed Ironside polo shirt. Please see
Appendix 2 for the Ironside State School Dress Code.
Uniform Shop
The Uniform Shop is run by a Convenor and parent volunteers.
If you need to visit the shop to check sizing you can make an
appointment via https://issshop.simplybook.me
Items can be purchased from our online Qkr! app and will be
delivered to the classroom (each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday). Embroidery is available at an additional cost.
Sun Safety
Children must have an Ironside school hat that they wear at break times every day. It is
also recommended that children apply sunscreen to face, arms and legs before coming
to school each morning. Children will not be permitted to play in uncovered areas unless
they are wearing an appropriate hat.
Remember – NO HAT, NO PLAY
18Appendix 1 - School Map
19Appendix 2 – Student Dress Code
Ironside State School is classed as a uniform school. We seek parent’s co-operation in ensuring
that the children wear the uniform to school, and to school events, and particularly that the
uniform be worn as a complete ensemble and not mixed with other garments. The wearing of the
uniform assists to maintain tone within the school, gives the child a sense of belonging and also
eliminates undesirable competition in dress. The following dress code is the standard for Ironside
State School students:
General Uniform
Shirt Royal blue ISS polo shirt or House polo shirt
Shorts Royal blue or Grey school shorts
Skorts Royal blue skort
Dress ISS Blue and white check dress
Socks White
Shoes Black school shoes or black sneakers (not necessarily leather)
with black laces or straps
Hat Ironside reversible bucket hat, royal blue with house colour on
the reverse side. Prep students wear a gold bucket hat.
Hair Accessories Royal blue
A white hijab may be worn for religious reasons
Stockings Navy stockings may be worn with the school dress
Winter Uniform Variations
Winter Jacket : Microfiber Jacket with ISS logo
Track Pants Microfiber navy track pants to match the school jacket. Track
pants or leggings may not be worn under shorts or dresses.
Swimming Uniform
Students may wear their own swim gear. Students MUST wear a cap and a sunshirt. The
uniform shop stocks ISS and Sport House swim caps, swim bags and sunshirts.
Performance Uniform For Instrumental and Choral Groups
Shirt Plain long sleeved, business style white shirt
Pants Plain long black trousers
Shoes Plain black shoes
Socks Plain black socks
Hair Accessories Royal blue
Cummerbund Royal blue
Tie Bow tie (boys); Neck tie (girls)
Sun Safety
Children must have an Ironside school hat at school every day. It is also recommended that
children apply sunscreen to face, arms and legs before coming to school each morning. Children
will not be permitted to play in uncovered areas unless they are wearing an appropriate hat.
Swim shirts and caps must be worn by all students during water-based activities including
swimming lessons. The only exception will be that swim shirts do not need to be worn during
races at school swimming carnivals. If parents are unable to provide a swim shirt, schools can
allow students to wear a t-shirt.
20Appendix 3 - Homework Policy
Creating life-long learners and fostering a love for learning are two of the core beliefs here at
Ironside State School. We believe that homework, when connected to the Australian Curriculum
and the classroom, provides an opportunity to consolidate learning and develop a pattern of
behaviour for learning that extends beyond the classroom context.
HOMEWORK GUIDELINES – Department of Education and Training
The Queensland Government has set out guidelines for homework, including the amount of time
students should spend on homework each week. The policy recommends the following maximum
homework minutes per week:
Year Level Hours per week / Monday to Friday
Prep Generally students will not be set homework other than daily
reading / 15mins per day
Years 1, 2 and 3 Up to but generally not more than 1 and a half hours per week /
20mins per day
Years 4 to 5 Up to but generally not more than 2-3 hours per week / 25mins to
35mins per day
Year 6 Up to but generally not more than 3-4 hours per week / 35mins to
45mins per day
Homework is most effective when it:
is clearly related to class work
is appropriate to particular years of schooling
is varied and differentiated to individual learning needs
consolidates, revises and/or applies students’ classroom learning
develops students’ independence as learners through extension activities such as
investigating, researching, writing, designing and making
assists students to prepare for upcoming classroom learning, such as collecting relevant
materials and information, completing surveys and audits
Our homework policy ensures that:
the amount of homework is balanced across all learning areas to allow sufficient time for
family, recreation, and community and cultural activities
students are not disadvantaged by the lack of access to resources such as computers and the
internet outside school
homework is effective in supporting learning
www.education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/framework/p-12/docs/policy-homework.doc
Homework may be completed daily or over a weekly or fortnightly period and can take many
forms including but not limited to:
reading
handouts/computer-based activities
revising and studying
completion and extension of class work, projects and research
music
sport
extra-curricular activities eg. debating
21Ironside State School provides access to the following educational websites:
Maths Online
Spelling City
Reading Eggs
Classroom teachers assign tasks which align to the Australian Curriculum and classroom
activities. Usernames and passwords will be provided by the classroom teacher at the beginning
of the year. Students who arrive during the year will receive these details once EQ MIS Id
profiles have been created.
Responsibilities
Teachers will:
set home-learning tasks on a regular basis but within a flexible time-frame
select tasks that are varied, challenging and directly related to class work
clearly communicate the purpose, expectations and benefits of all home-learning tasks
check homework regularly and provide positive recognition of the efforts of students
explicitly teach strategies to develop organisational and time-management skills and provide
opportunities for practice through home-learning activities
discuss with parents and caregivers any issues concerning their child’s home learning tasks
and suggest strategies to assist with home learning requirements
provide assistance when difficulties arise support students to access technology during school
if required for homework tasks
Students will:
accept responsibility for the completion of tasks within set time frames
organise their time to manage the various activities they engage in
seek assistance when difficulties arise
discuss with their parents or caregivers expectations around home learning tasks
follow up on feedback provided by teachers
Parents will:
encourage children to take responsibility for their learning
encourage children to organise their time
help them to balance the amount of time spent completing home learning tasks, watching
television, playing computer games, playing sport and engaging in other recreational activities
give assistance where required to complete tasks
communicate with their child’s teacher to discuss any concerns about the nature of home
learning tasks or their child’s approach to the learning
Further details are in the full Homework Policy for Ironside State School on our website at:
https://ironsidess.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/Pages/Policies-and-Forms/Homework Policy.aspx
22Appendix 4 – ICT Responsible Use Policy
Purpose statement
Information and communication technology (ICT), including access to and use of the internet
and email, are essential tools for schools in the provision of innovative educational programs.
Schools are constantly exploring new and innovative ways to incorporate safe and secure ICT
use into the educational program.
School students, only with the approval of the principal, may be permitted limited connection of
personally-owned mobile devices (eg. laptops) to the department's network, where this
benefits the student's educational program.
Authorisation and controls
The principal reserves the right to restrict student access to the school's ICT facilities and
devices if access and usage requirements are not met or are breached. However restricted
access will not disrupt the provision of the student's educational program. For example, a
student with restricted school network access may be allocated a stand-alone computer to
continue their educational program activities.
The Department of Education and Training monitors access to and use of it’s network. For
example, email and internet monitoring will occur to identify inappropriate use, protect system
security and maintain system performance in determining compliance with state and
departmental policy.
The department may conduct security audits and scans, and restrict or deny access to the
department's network by any personal mobile device if there is any suspicion that the integrity
of the network might be at risk.
Responsibilities for using the school's ICT facilities and devices
Students are expected to demonstrate safe, lawful and ethical behaviour when using the
school's ICT network as outlined in the Ironside State School’s Responsible Behaviour
Plan for Students.
Students are to be aware of occupational health and safety issues when using computers
and other learning devices.
Parents/guardians are also responsible for ensuring students understand the school's ICT
access and usage requirements, including the acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
requirements.
Parents/guardians are responsible for appropriate internet use by students outside the
school environment when using a school owned or provided mobile device.
The school will educate students regarding cyber bullying, safe internet and email
practices, and health and safety regarding the physical use of ICT devices. Students have
a responsibility to behave in line with these safe practices.
Use of the school's ICT network is secured with a user name and password. The password
must be difficult enough so as not to be guessed by other users and is to be kept private by
the student and not divulged to other individuals (e.g. a student should not share their
username and password with fellow students).
Students cannot use another student or staff member's username or password to access
the school network. This includes not browsing or accessing another person's files, home
drive, email or accessing unauthorised network drives or systems. Additionally, students
should not divulge personal information (e.g. name, parent's name, address, phone
numbers), via the internet or email, to unknown entities or for reasons other than to fulfil the
educational program requirements of the school.
23 Students need to understand that copying of software, information, graphics or other data
files may violate copyright laws without warning and be subject to prosecution from
agencies to enforce such copyrights.
Acceptable use by a student
It is acceptable for students while at school to:
use mobile devices for
assigned class work and assignments set by teachers
developing appropriate literacy, communication and information skills
authoring text, artwork, audio and visual material for publication on the intranet
or internet for educational purposes as supervised and approved by the
school
conducting general research for school activities and projects
communicating or collaborating with other students, teachers, parents or
experts in relation to school work
accessing online references such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, etc.
researching and learning through the department's eLearning environment
be courteous, considerate and respectful of others when using a mobile device
switch off and place out of sight the mobile device during classes, where these devices
are not being used in a teacher directed activity to enhance learning
use personal mobile device for private use before or after school, or during recess and
lunch breaks
seek teacher's approval where they wish to use a mobile device under special
circumstances.
Unacceptable use by a student
It is unacceptable for students while at school to:
use the mobile device in an unlawful manner
download, distribute or publish offensive messages or pictures
use of obscene, inflammatory, racist, discriminatory or derogatory language
use language and/or threats of violence that may amount to bullying and/or harassment,
or even stalking
insult, harass or attack others or use obscene or abusive language
deliberately waste printing and internet resources
damage computers, printers or network equipment
commit plagiarism or violate copyright laws
ignore teacher directions for the use of social media, online email and internet chat
send chain letters or spam email (junk mail)
knowingly download viruses or any other programs capable of breaching the
department's network security
use in-phone cameras anywhere a normal camera would be considered inappropriate,
such as in change rooms or toilets
invade someone's privacy by recording personal conversations or daily activities and/or
the further distribution (e.g. forwarding, texting, uploading, Bluetooth use etc.) of such
material
use the mobile phone (including those with Bluetooth functionality) to cheat during
exams or assessments
take into or use mobile devices at exams or during class assessment unless expressly
permitted by school employees.
24Appendix 5 - Medication Policy
25Appendix 6 – Two Minute Drop Off/Pick Up Zones
Two minute drop off/pick up zones
Parking around schools is limited and drivers have been parking in Two Minute zones,
and No Stopping/Standing/Parking zones and bus stops. These actions are dangerous
for children travelling to and from school. Some parents often park in driveways which
results in calls from irate home-owners unable to get their cars in or out of their own
driveways.
Police and councils have advised they will visit schools periodically
during the year to issue traffic offence notices to offending drivers.
The success of the two minute zones requires cooperation from all
parents to ensure quick movement of vehicles through the area.
Please observe the time frames (see above example) and only stay
in the area for as long as it takes to get the children in to or out of
the car. The driver must not park the car in these signed areas and
go into the school with the children.
In some instances parents stop their car and stay in it waiting for
somebody to take their children to class and then come back.
PLEASE NOTE! This area is designed to keep the vehicles moving. It is not to be
used in this manner.
Please do
Plan your trip to avoid arrival at peak times
Pick-up or drop-off children via the car’s kerb doors
Drive out safely
If your children are not at your arranged spot, go around the block and try again
Do not
Get out of your vehicle
Double park
Stay more than 2 minutes
Arrive early in the afternoon and sit in the zone
Use staff parking areas
If you would like more information on this or any other road/child/bike safety or other
transport issue, please phone Queensland Transport on 1300 360 135.
26Appendix 7 – Future School Holidays and Terms
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